Fighting Insects with Natural Solutions

At San Gabriel Kindergarten, we are learning to grow food for our school's lunch program.  We have three potato fields that were recently attacted by some type of insect.  Because we are striving to be a sustainable and ecological school, we do not want to use pesticide on our plants.  We are going to try this natural alternative and see if it works.

Chopped onion and garlic for the mixture

Garlic Spray:

Here is the recipe for a garlic spray that fights slugs too. Slugs must not like eating Italian. To make this smelly spray, use the following list of ingredients:

1 garlic bulb

1 quart of water

1 medium onion

1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper

1 tablespoon liquid dish soap

Crush the garlic, mincing it fine. Add finely chopped onion to the mixture, while adding the rest of the ingredients except the soap. Wait an hour before adding the soap to the mixture. The spicy ingredients must sort of stew or steep, almost like tea. After an hour, add the soap and your non-toxic spray is ready to use! This can be stored in the fridge for a week.  http://www.essortment.com/homemade-organic-pesticide-54004.html

Our first batch of garlic juice!